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Chapter XXIV. Ashes Of Tinder: A Face At The Window

           Whatdidsheknow?Whathadshedone?Maybeshe’dgotholdofCarrie,whoknows—or—orDrouet.Perhapsshereallyhadevidence,andwaspreparedtofellhimasamandoesanotherfromsecretambush.Shewasshrewd.Whyshouldshetaunthimthiswayunlessshehadgoodgrounds?

           Hebegantowishthathehadcompromisedinsomewayorother—thathehadsentthemoney.Perhapshecoulddoituphere.Hewouldgoinandsee,anyhow.Hewouldhavenorow.Bythetimehereachedhisownstreethewaskeenlyalivetothedifficultiesofhissituationandwishedoverandoverthatsomesolutionwouldofferitself,thathecouldseehiswayout.Healightedandwentupthestepstothefrontdoor,butitwaswithanervouspalpitationoftheheart.Hepulledouthiskeyandtriedtoinsertit,butanotherkeywasontheinside.Heshookattheknob,butthedoorwaslocked.Thenherangthebell.Noanswer.Herangagain—thistimeharder.Stillnoanswer.Hejangleditfiercelyseveraltimesinsuccession,butwithoutavail.Thenhewentbelow.

           Therewasadoorwhichopenedunderthestepsintothekitchen,protectedbyanirongrating,intendedasasafeguardagainstburglars.Whenhereachedthishenoticedthatitalsowasboltedandthatthekitchenwindowsweredown.Whatcoulditmean?Herangthebellandthenwaited.Finally,seeingthatnoonewascoming,heturnedandwentbacktohiscab.

           “Iguessthey’vegoneout,”hesaidapologeticallytotheindividualwhowashidinghisredfaceinaloosetarpaulinraincoat.

           “Isawayounggirlupinthatwinder,”returnedthecabby

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